diff --git a/pkgs/development/compilers/zig/0.10.nix b/pkgs/development/compilers/zig/0.10.nix
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..89f23b9ca25d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/development/compilers/zig/0.10.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,69 @@
+{ lib
+, stdenv
+, fetchFromGitHub
+, cmake
+, coreutils
+, llvmPackages
+, libxml2
+, zlib
+}:
+
+stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
+  pname = "zig";
+  version = "0.10.1";
+
+  src = fetchFromGitHub {
+    owner = "ziglang";
+    repo = pname;
+    rev = version;
+    hash = "sha256-69QIkkKzApOGfrBdgtmxFMDytRkSh+0YiaJQPbXsBeo=";
+  };
+
+  nativeBuildInputs = [
+    cmake
+    llvmPackages.llvm.dev
+  ];
+
+  buildInputs = [
+    coreutils
+    libxml2
+    zlib
+  ] ++ (with llvmPackages; [
+    libclang
+    lld
+    llvm
+  ]);
+
+  preBuild = ''
+    export HOME=$TMPDIR;
+  '';
+
+  postPatch = ''
+    # Zig's build looks at /usr/bin/env to find dynamic linking info. This
+    # doesn't work in Nix' sandbox. Use env from our coreutils instead.
+    substituteInPlace lib/std/zig/system/NativeTargetInfo.zig --replace "/usr/bin/env" "${coreutils}/bin/env"
+  '';
+
+  cmakeFlags = [
+    # file RPATH_CHANGE could not write new RPATH
+    "-DCMAKE_SKIP_BUILD_RPATH=ON"
+  ];
+
+  doCheck = true;
+  installCheckPhase = ''
+    $out/bin/zig test --cache-dir "$TMPDIR" -I $src/test $src/test/behavior.zig
+  '';
+
+  meta = with lib; {
+    homepage = "https://ziglang.org/";
+    description =
+      "General-purpose programming language and toolchain for maintaining robust, optimal, and reusable software";
+    license = licenses.mit;
+    maintainers = with maintainers; [ aiotter andrewrk AndersonTorres ];
+    platforms = platforms.unix;
+    # Build fails on Darwin on both AArch64 and x86_64:
+    # https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/pull/210324#issuecomment-1381313616
+    # https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/pull/210324#issuecomment-1381236045
+    broken = stdenv.isDarwin;
+  };
+}
diff --git a/pkgs/development/compilers/zig/default.nix b/pkgs/development/compilers/zig/0.9.1.nix
similarity index 100%
rename from pkgs/development/compilers/zig/default.nix
rename to pkgs/development/compilers/zig/0.9.1.nix
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index 763a6e0e62dd..07b67f820ca0 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -5406,9 +5406,13 @@ with pkgs;
 
   rex = callPackage ../tools/system/rex { };
 
-  river = callPackage ../applications/window-managers/river { };
+  river = callPackage ../applications/window-managers/river {
+    zig = zig_0_9;
+  };
 
-  rivercarro = callPackage ../applications/misc/rivercarro { };
+  rivercarro = callPackage ../applications/misc/rivercarro {
+    zig = zig_0_9;
+  };
 
   rmapi = callPackage ../applications/misc/remarkable/rmapi { };
 
@@ -7254,7 +7258,9 @@ with pkgs;
 
   findutils = callPackage ../tools/misc/findutils { };
 
-  findup = callPackage ../tools/misc/findup { };
+  findup = callPackage ../tools/misc/findup {
+    zig = zig_0_9;
+  };
 
   bsd-finger = callPackage ../tools/networking/bsd-finger { };
   bsd-fingerd = bsd-finger.override({ buildClient = false; });
@@ -18814,7 +18820,9 @@ with pkgs;
 
   ytt = callPackage ../development/tools/ytt {};
 
-  zls = callPackage ../development/tools/zls { };
+  zls = callPackage ../development/tools/zls {
+    zig = zig_0_9;
+  };
 
   zydis = callPackage ../development/libraries/zydis { };
 
@@ -23833,9 +23841,15 @@ with pkgs;
   libzra = callPackage ../development/libraries/libzra { };
 
   # requires a newer Apple SDK
-  zig = darwin.apple_sdk_11_0.callPackage ../development/compilers/zig {
+  zig_0_9 = darwin.apple_sdk_11_0.callPackage ../development/compilers/zig/0.9.1.nix {
     llvmPackages = llvmPackages_13;
   };
+  # requires a newer Apple SDK
+  zig_0_10 = darwin.apple_sdk_11_0.callPackage ../development/compilers/zig/0.10.nix {
+    llvmPackages = llvmPackages_15;
+  };
+  # Zig 0.10.1 is broken on Darwin, so use 0.9.1 on Darwin instead.
+  zig = if stdenv.isDarwin then zig_0_9 else zig_0_10;
 
   zimlib = callPackage ../development/libraries/zimlib { };
 
@@ -30187,7 +30201,9 @@ with pkgs;
 
   waybar = callPackage ../applications/misc/waybar {};
 
-  waylock = callPackage ../applications/misc/waylock {};
+  waylock = callPackage ../applications/misc/waylock {
+    zig = zig_0_9;
+  };
 
   wayshot = callPackage ../tools/misc/wayshot { };
 
@@ -31104,7 +31120,9 @@ with pkgs;
 
   merkaartor = libsForQt5.callPackage ../applications/misc/merkaartor { };
 
-  mepo = callPackage ../applications/misc/mepo { };
+  mepo = callPackage ../applications/misc/mepo {
+    zig = zig_0_9;
+  };
 
   meshcentral = callPackage ../tools/admin/meshcentral { };
 
@@ -31743,7 +31761,9 @@ with pkgs;
 
   netcoredbg = callPackage ../development/tools/misc/netcoredbg { };
 
-  ncdu = callPackage ../tools/misc/ncdu { };
+  ncdu = callPackage ../tools/misc/ncdu {
+    zig = zig_0_9;
+  };
   ncdu_1 = callPackage ../tools/misc/ncdu/1.nix { };
 
   ncdc = callPackage ../applications/networking/p2p/ncdc { };
@@ -34768,7 +34788,9 @@ with pkgs;
     inherit (perlPackages) PathTiny;
   };
 
-  blackshades = callPackage ../games/blackshades { };
+  blackshades = callPackage ../games/blackshades {
+    zig = zig_0_9;
+  };
 
   blobby = callPackage ../games/blobby { };